Fighting Over the Remote
Have you and your partner ever scrolled for hours on Netflix, not able to agree on what to watch? You're not alone. We're a couple with vastly different tastes in movies and TV, and we've come up with a solution and we're here to share our findings. Every week one of us has total control of the remote and gets to pick what to watch, and there's no getting out of it. After we watch the movie or show, we have an in depth discussion before getting into categories, awards, and finally, whether or not we would recommend this one for couples with different tastes.
Episodes
21 episodes
#17: Fighting Over Twilight (2008)
Robert's mom is touring the country with her minor league boyfriend, so now he's forced to move in with his dad in the small town of Forks. There he meets a hot vampire named Elissa who teaches him everything there is to know about Twilight, st...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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50:30
Reviewing Saltburn (2023)
Robert and Elissa venture to the strange and extravagant estate, Saltburn, directed by Emerald Fennell, and starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, and Rosamund Pike. Will they enjoy their time or will they be left wishing they'd have stayed home...
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34:22
15. Fighting Over The Fellowship of the Ring (Lord of the Rings)
We're back! Sorry for the prolonged absence! We got sick with engagement and then we got Covid! Wait. No, the other way around. Anyways...We're back to talk about the first movie in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Fellowship of ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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58:20
Reviewing All of Us Strangers (2023)
Is All of Us Strangers worth watching? Is it too depressing? Do Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal have good chemistry? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this week's minisode of Fighting Over the Remote. Stay tuned until the end for...
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32:51
#15: Fighting Over Blue is the Warmest Color (2013)
Have you ever wondered in Blue is the Warmest Color is worth watching? That's what we're discussing this week, as we deep dive into the French film about gay love starring Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux. We discuss the backlash to the film...
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Episode 15
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1:04:30
Reviewing Bottoms (2023)
This week have a little minisode out of our usual feed. We both had been wanting to watch Emma Seligman's Bottoms for a while and wanted to give our thoughts. Bottoms stars Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri as untalented gays who start a fight clu...
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Episode 14
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28:55
#14: Fighting Over The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
This week, Robert and Elissa are discussing the 1999 thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley, starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jude Law. Will Elissa see through Robert's lies, or will he go on a murder spree ending with him dating Cate Blanch...
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Episode 14
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1:02:32
#13: Fighting Over Mean Girls (2004)
Can I get you guys anything? A podcast? A condom? Let me know! Oh, God love ya. We may have missed our episode last week (damn cold), but this week we're talking about the very fetch 2004 teen comedy, Mean Girls, starring Lin...
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Episode 13
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58:35
#12: Fighting Over Heat (1995)
This week we're watching the classic crime/heist movie, Heat (1995), starring Robert DeNiro vs. Al Pacino. Will Elissa convince Robert to give up the life of crime or will Robert leave her behind as soon as he feels the heat on his back?
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Episode 12
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1:10:15
#11: Fighting Over Ocean's 8 (2018)
This week we're watching the all-female heist movie starring a whole cast of leading ladies, Ocean's 8. Will Robert make it through a movie with no testosterone? Or will he eat too much soup and get sick in the bathroom at the Met Gala? Will El...
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Episode 11
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57:52
#10: Fighting Over Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
This week we're watching one of Robert's favorites, Fantastic Mr. Fox by Wes Anderson, starring the vocal talents of George Clooney and Meryl Streep. Will Elissa love it as much as Robert does? Or will she be a little "different" *squiggly hand...
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Episode 10
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53:52
#9: Fighting Over Love at First Sight (2023)
This week Elissa has chosen the Netflix rom-com Love at First Sight, starring Haley Lu Richardson and Ben Hardy. Will Robert and Elissa meet by fate? Will Robert cringe too hard and miss his flight? Will Elissa fall in love with a math boy? Fin...
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Episode 9
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55:29
#8: Fighting Over Mission Impossible (1996)
Our mission should we choose to accept it this week was Mission Impossible (1996), the first movie in one of Robert's favorite series. Can Elissa make it past Tom Cruise's teeth? Will Robert be able to get her to love an action movie with no se...
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Episode 8
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53:54
#7: Fighting Over The Heat (2013)
This week it was Elissa's turn to have the remote and we're shaking things up! She chose the 2013 cop comedy, The Heat, starring Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock. We're introducing new awards and a new segment where we rewrite the movie to o...
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Episode 7
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58:25
#6: Fighting Over Interstellar (2014)
This week Robert had the remote and decided we were going to watch Interstellar and its 169 minute runtime. Robert has loved space ever since he can remember. So naturally one of his favorite genres is science fiction, a genre that Elissa...
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Episode 6
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38:40
#5: Fighting Over Like Crazy (2011) (Rewatch)
This week Elissa has the remote and she has chosen the film Like Crazy for us to watch. The film stars Felicity Jones and Anton Yelchin as a couple struggling to deal with their long distance relationship. Will Elissa overstay her visa? Will Ro...
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Episode 5
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45:30
#4: Fighting Over Goodfellas (1990)
Robert always wanted to be a gangster. His choice this week is Martin Scorcese's 1990 masterpiece, Goodfellas, starring Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, and Robert De Niro. Will Elissa make it through the violence and crime or will she become a rat? ...
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Episode 4
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59:40
#3: Fighting Over Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
It's our third episode and Elissa has the remote again. She used her absolute power to choose to watch Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) with Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan. Will Robert survive Christian's dungeon or will he take the elevator out?
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Episode 3
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52:07
#2: Fighting Over The Bourne Identity (2002)
For our second episode, it's Robert with the remote and he chose the 2002 thriller The Bourne Identity, starring Matt Damon. How will Elissa fare in her first dive into the Action genre? Will she get amnesia? Will she get captured by French pol...
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Episode 2
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42:45